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Devils Hootenanny by Laura Veirs
Devils Hootenanny
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Dm
[Intro]
Dm Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm
I was walking through the snow
Dm
When I saw a distant glow
C Bb Dm F Dm
Of a farmhouse nestled down beneath the trees
Dm
With a guitar on my back
Dm
I thought it sure can't hurt to ask
C Bb Dm F Dm
If I could stay the night And sing a pretty song for free
[Chorus 1]
C
I walked up to the house
Bb F
And then I knocked hard on the door
C
That old dark piece of wood
Bb F
She fell right in there on the floor
Dm Am C
And as she did a fire burst out on all sides
C F
I wondered what the hell was going on inside
[Verse 2]
Dm
Then the music that I heard
Dm
It was bizarre, it was absurd
C Bb Dm F Dm
Like no banjo fiddle bass I'd ever seen
Dm
I stepped into a room of flames
Dm
Shook my head and looked again
C Bb Dm F Dm
It was the kind of company to make you scream
[Chorus 2]
C
It was a devil's hootenanny
Bb F
An old-time fire band
C
A drunken whiskey choir singing
Bb F
Round me you understand
Dm Am C
And then they said, "We've been searching near and far
C F
For a thing like you to sing and play guitar
[Verse 3]
Dm
Well I opened up my case
Dm
And all the blood rushed to my face
C Bb Dm F Dm
I sang a fragile note, picked a minor tune
Dm
Well those devils yelled and clapped
Dm
And all their asses they did slap
C Bb Dm F Dm
Before too long we were arm and arm beneath the moon
[Chorus 2]
C
'cause that old house burnt on down
Bb F
There were cinders on the ground
C Bb
I snuggled up inside, closed my eyes
F
I was sleeping sound
Dm Am C
And I dreamt of summer nights down by the sea
C F
With a devil's banjo playing on my knee
[Solo]
Chords verse and chorus ending with repeat of Dm Am C F (4x)
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